A tale of three cities: The chance at local option levies can affect school districts across Oregon in drastically different ways

By Natalie Pate (OPB)
May 17, 2024 1 p.m.

Portland Public Schools wants to renew a local tax that already helps pay for hundreds of teachers. Bend-La Pine wants to start a new levy to offset budget cuts. But in Salem-Keizer, option levies aren’t really an option at all.